Proves that you don't have to be rich to make an awesome flick!

Rating: Null/10 (28 June 2003)

I was reading in American Cinematographer about this movie. Man was I suprised to learn that they shot this movie totally (except the last 5 min) on Mini DV, using A cheap (by comparison to 35mm motion pic cameras) Cannon XL1. I think that we're going to see more and more of this 'style' in the coming years.
Our teachers at school keep saying: It's not the format you shoot on, it's the story you shoot that makes a good project. After seeing 28 Days Later, I can start to understand that. This is NOT your typical horror/zombie flick. Sure, there are gory moments and frightening parts. But this film never relies on cheap scares or stupid tricks to scare you. The most disturbing aspect of this movie is NOT the monsters, it's the human nature that's behind everything else. It states in a bold way that basic human nature is NOT good, but evil. That's embeded into our soul, and that is told to us many times throughout the movie.